Dinner Honors Roy Swanks in Highland gathering
William M. Gray entertained at a Friday dinner at his Highland home for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Swank and Miss Jean visiting from La Grange Georgia. Guests included Mrs. J W Alexander and Dr James A Butin among others with peach gladiolus centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Gray
Highland
Roy Swank
Jean
la Grange
William M. Gray Jr
Gray
Evergreen
Colo
Swank
Miss Swank
J. W. Alexander
Gordon Gray
James A. Butin
Ernest W. Johnson
Paul F. Villepique
Gray Jr
A. F. Leverenz
James A. Allen
H. C. Bodley
Johnson
Alexander
Tioga Hotel
Rotary
E. 4Th
Swanks
Georgia
Mr. Swank
Colorado
Farewell and Shower for Mrs D J Cox Heading to Peoria
Mrs D J Cox prepares to leave for Peoria Illinois after a farewell coffee and layette shower in the Silver Grill dining room. Hostesses Mrs Walter Poor and Mrs Glen Dormois arranged a square table setup with a pink satin cradle centerpiece and blue net underlay. Guests and gift donors include numerous local residents and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Cox
Peoria
Ill
Silver Grill
Walter Poor
Glen Dormois
Mmes. Cox
Dave Evans
Joe Rovito
C. A. Gafney
Larry Wilson
L. K. Spielman
Joe Balch
William FE. West
Kenneth Keas
H. Howard Hollenshead
Arden Moore
F. E. Sale
H. O. Murphy
Alex Bruce
Burl O'Connor
Carl Kelley
E. E. Moore
Herschel Frankenberg
Conrad Walsh
Fred M. Harris
Jack Patrick
Jane Murphy
Bette Poor
Evelyn Dormois
Durbin Family Announces Engagement in Fulton
Mr and Mrs Jesse Durbin of Fulton announce the engagement of their daughter to Cecil Lee Miller of Iola, son of Mr and Mrs C A Miller of Colony. The wedding date has not been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Durbin
Fulton
Ethel Durbin Lathrom
Garfield
Cecil
Modern Mothers Club Meets at Mrs Keas Home
Mrs Keas hosts a morning coffee at her country home with 11 Modern Mothers club members gathering to discuss the yearbooks. Mrs Freeman, club president, poured at a table centered with garden flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Keas
Modern Mothers Club
George Freeman
Gibson Family Hosts Dinner Honoring Daughter Visiting Kin
The Gibson family hosted a Thursday evening dinner for their daughter Mrs. Carl E. Johnson, with guests Jim and Lynn from Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mr. John son’s mother Mrs. Zola Sodal. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gibson and Michal and John, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Lowe and Charlies, and Mrs. L. M. Lindsey. The group viewed color slides from the Calif ornia trip made by the Clifford Gibsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Gibson
Carl E. Johnson
Jim
Lynn
Santa Barbara
Calif
Mr. Johnson
Zola
Cook Gough win Scotch Foursomes at Country Club
Marjorie Cook and David Gough won the Scotch Foursomes at the Country Club Friday evening with a 43. Second place was a tie between Mrs. Lee Murren and Rex Truitt and Mrs. John Nation and Fred L. Johnson with a 45. Mr Nation and Mrs Nation served as chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Cook
David Gough
Country Club
Lee Murren
Rex Truitt
John Nation
Fred L. Johnson
Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club Holds Meeting at Legion Hall
Buffalo Boosters 4-H club met at the Legion hall with Caryl Harvey presiding. The program featured project talks on Judging and hog vaccination, reports on Rock Springs camp, and plans for a Chanute pool party. Freshments were served by the Paynes and Pierces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Boosters
4-H Club
the Legion Hall
Buffalo
Caryl Harvey
Carl Harvey Jr
Style Revue
Lorraine Wollen
Carl Harvey
Jerry Milligan
Chanute Pool
Paynes and Pierces
Summer Drink Demonstration and Desserts Judging
Demonstrators showed how to prepare a summer drink while cookies and cup cakes were judged by all attendees. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Watts and Miss Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Watts
Florence Roberts
Nadine Johnson
Patsy
Bob
Morris shoots 48 ties for fourth in championship
On Thursday Mrs. Morris shot a 48 and tied for fourth in championship flight, earning a golf bag as an award.
Miss Christiansen An Autumn Bride
Miss Sophia Katherine Christiansen, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Christiansen of Chanute, will wed Eugene Martin of Imboden Arkansas. She is a Chanute High School graduate employed by BMA Insurance in Kansas City. he is a Navy veteran employed by Safeway in Kansas City. The September ceremony is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Christiansen
S. Santa
Sophia Katherine Christiansen
Eugene Martin
Oscar Martin
Imboden
Ark
Miss Christiansen
Henry Christiansen
Chanute
Chanute High School
BMA Insurance Company
Kansas City
Martin
Navy
Safeway Food Store
Queen Esther club hosts social and mission project
The Queen Esther class met in the Christian church fellowship room for 9 o'clock coffee to prepare a clothing and household items box for an adopted family in Adall. Mrs. Earl Hunter led with helpers, and devotionals drew on the 139th Psalm as members shared travel talks and birthday gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther
Fellowship Room
The
Christian Church
Adall
Earl Hunter
Mmes
R. O. Turner
Bessie Crabtree
Pearl Brown
R. C. Barker
Jim Evans
Jennie Noyes
J. W. Ames
New York City
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
Smithsonian Institute
White House
Senate
St. John’s Cathedral
Radio City
U.N
Little Church
St. Patrick’s, Stark win church softball finals at Highland Park
In church league action Stark edges the Methodists 2-1 while St. Patrick’s defeats the Presbyterians 7-4. Dahlstrom earned the win over McKenzie, Haas took the loss, and Ponce hurled for St. Patrick’s. Next week Knights of Columbus vs Lutherans and United Brethren in Christ vs Colfax Baptist Nazarene meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's
Presbyterians
Stark
Methodists
Highland Park
Dahlstrom
Haas
Ponce
St. Pat
McKenzie
Presbies
Knights of Columbus
Lutherans
United Brethren In Christ
Trinity Baptist
Colfax Baptist Nazarene
Social Calendar Highlights for Monday July 5 1955
Duplicate Bridge club at 7 30 hosted by Mr and Mrs Bill Peters at 58 Larson. Golf at Country club 9 30 am and 1 50 pm chaired by Mrs Rex Truitt. Sunflower chapter CBS Past Matrons and Past Patrons dine at 6 and 6 pm at Mrs Ed F Peterson home 602 N Steuben. VFW auxiliary no meeting Chanute Ladies Encampment meets 8 pm at Odd Fellows hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duplicate Bridge Club
Bill Peters
Larson
Rex Truitt
Sunflower Chapter
CBS
Roy D. Johnson
Ed F. Peterson
Topeka Decker Oilers Win Semipro Thriller
The Topeka Decker Oilers rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the McConnell AFB McJers 4-3 in 18 innings to reach the State Semipro Baseball Tournament quarter finals. Hal Coffman executed a squeeze bunt for the winning run in the 13th inning. Rose Hill Athletics and Council Grove also advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Topeka
Decker Oilers
McConnell Afb McJers
Hal Coffman
Rose Hill Athletics
Council Grove
Rose Hill
Kansas City Brooms
John Weitzel Cowboys
National Gypsum Ships 20 Million Shells at Parsons Plant
National Gypsum Company announced that 20 million shells have been loaded and assembled at the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons since the company took over operations in mid-1951. Lt. Col. Ralph A. Visco and John L. Dickson reported the milestone, with Joseph Jones of Parsons serving as superintendent of the current shell line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnance Corps
Joseph Jones
Parsons
Parsons and Winfield Lead Legion Tourney Openers
Parsons defeated Coffeyville 11 to 5 while Winfield won 6 to 5 over Neodesha in the opening games of the 3rd district American Legion baseball tourney. Coffeyville meets Neodesha tonight as Parsons faces Winfield in the double elimination event that wraps up tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield P-Parsons
Coffeyville
Winfield
Neodesha
American Legion
Parsons
Graham warns Baptists at World Alliance meet in London
Billy Graham urged about 45 000 Baptists at Arsenal Stadium to stay orthodox and focused on evangelism and humanitarian work as the Baptist World Alliance concluded its 50th anniversary conference in London. He warned that the next five years could be the most tragic or glorious in history, saying God can use this crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baptist World Alliance
Billy Graham
Graham
Arsenal Stadium
Global Briefs: Conflicts in Algeria and Vietnam Across Regions
Reports from Algiers note 7 rebels captured and 1 killed after helicopter strikes near Philippeville. In Vienna, Vaclav Nosek, Czech labor minister, has died at 62. Saigon endures five explosions that sever power and displace residents in a European district. In Geneva, Britain and France press U.S. support for talks on reunification elections in Vietnam. Mount Etna lava flow threatens Fornazzo and Milo.
Deaths and Funerals of Shinn Kelley Henderson Hall
Obituary notices compile deaths of Byron Shinn Boyron Shinn a New York lawyer about 65 Leukemia in New York City widow Anita Shinn interment Caldwell Kansas Minnie M Kelley 73 Wichita survivor Roy Ray Kelley and others extended families Parson W E Henderson 81 carpenter Parsons dies Mercy Hospital after five year illness detailed family moves Kansas Darla Hall Humboldt Mrs Lela Hall 91 dies at Lee's Summit Missouri long Kansas/Oklahoma lineage and Humboldt history noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyron Shinn
New York
Friends
Chanute
Ben Shinn
Evergreen
Anita Shinn
Caldwell
Kas
Minnie M. Kelley
Roy Kelley
Wichita
Minnie Schwochow
St. Louis
Charles Ora Kelley
Roy
Ray
Covington
Maude Johnstone
Jack Wilcott
Pearl Lewis
Dewey
Okla
Pansy Quinlin
Roy S. Gibson
Elmwood Cemetery
W. EF. Henderson Parsons
W. E. Henderson
Carpenter
Parsons
Mercy Hospital
William Edgar
Samuel
Caroline Tweety Henderson
Douglas County
Kansas
Galesburg
Dennis
Nancy Gentry
Lela Hall
Humboldt
Lela
Grandma) Hall
Lee’s Summit
Lela Perry
Osceola
James Perry
Francis M. Hall
Gas City
Kansas City
Lee's Summit
The
Christian Church
William L. Hall
John Hall
Terrence
Calif
Anna Simms
Ona Woodward
Johnson's Funeral Home
Floyd R. Shively
Humboldt Christian Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
Heat Wave Grips Eastern U.S. Cities Across July Peak
The sun baked the Midwest then pushed east as a cooling front moved toward the Ohio River valley. Temperatures hit 114 in South Wales New York 102 in Plainfield New Jersey and 101 in Poughkeepsie New York while Philadelphia reached 100 and Washington about 98. Most of the North and East saw 90s with some relief expected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Ohio River Valley
Tomorrw
South
South Wales
N.Y
Buffalo
Plainfield
N.J
Poughkeepsie
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington
Plains
Death notices and weather wrap from the region
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. L. S. Hall and James R. Streeter with details of survivors and funeral arrangements in Humboldt and Syracuse. A county engineer succession note mentions William S. Hill replacing Streeter. Weather briefing notes showers easing, rainfall peak 2.12 inches in Tucson with broad cloudy skies across the nation’s midsection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
James R. Streeter
Neosho County
Syracuse
Kas
University of Kansas
William S. Hill
Streeter
New Fingland
Pacific Coast
Tucson
Ariz
Great Lakes
Kansas
New Mexico
Rockies
Plains
Memorial Hospital Admittances And Dismissals Reflect Friday
Daily Transcript lists admitted patients Michael Bower Linda Dalton Grant Murrell Andy Wedin and others with surgical or medical needs. Dismissals include Earl Shultz Thomas Maxwell Harry Lewis and Judith Brooks among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Shultz
W. Pine
Thomas Maxwell
N. Washington
Harry Lewis
S. Malcolm
L. R. Drake
W. 7Th
Judith B. Brooks
Robert Heller
S. Rgreen
Jameson Faulk Lead In Hot Springs Four Ball Golf
Betty Jameson and Mary Lena Faulk led the Hot Springs Four-Ball with a seven under par 67 for 36 holes totaling 139 nine under. They hold a one stroke edge over Fay Crocker and Marilyn Smith as nine teams advance to the final 36 holes at Cascades Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Rolling Cascades
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Marilyn Smith
Wichita
Kan
Jameson-Faulk
Golf leaders tied as final round narrows field
The Crocker-Smith duo posted 140 after leading with 68 in the opening round and still chase the top prize of 1450. Five strokes back are two teams, the Sarasota sisters Marlene Bauer and Alice Bauer Hagge and Beverly Hanson with Mickey Wright, tied at 144 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crocker-Smith
Sarasota, Fla
Marlene Bauer
Alice Bauer Hagge
Beverly Hanson
Indio
Calif
Mickey Wright
la Jolla
Neosho Valley 4-H Club Meets With Record Books Due
Neosho Valley Busy Bees 4 H club meets at the school at 8 p m Monday night. attendees asked to bring record books. Mrs J O Klein of Kansas City will visit Mr and Mrs Carl Bedenbender and Jim at 617 W Elm. Leslie Duffield, son of Mr and Mrs E L Duffield, 702158. Steuben on two week Navy leave sails to Pensacola Fla for cadet school to train as jet pilot. training at Memphis Navy aviation technical school completed. Pensacola program expected to last about a year. Also notes ancient Romans used a solder similar to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho Valley
Busy Bees
J. 0. Klein
Kansas
Mtv
Carl Bedenbender
Jim
W. Elm
Leslie Duffield
E. L. Duffield
Steuben
U.S. Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Memphis
Tenn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roy Swanks
Mrs. Keas
Gibsons
Cook-Gough
Sophia Christiansen
Esthers
A. C. Ward
J. R. Mee
Mabel Thompson
Mrs. Morris
St. Pat’s
E. O. Morris
Friday's Tribune
Independence
Topeka Decker Oilers
Parsons and Winfield
Legion
Roy S.gibson
Chanute, Kansas
Global Briefs
Algiers
Algeria
Philippeville
Vienna
Austria
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Nosek
Rome
Antonio Segni
Chamber of Deputies
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Geneva
Britain
France
U. S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
North
Viet Nam
Diem
Fornazzo
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Milo
Byron Shinn
Frank Werst
Austin
Chester Lyman
R. A. Cottey
Roy May
Frank Henderson
Cherryvale
Katie Gardner
Boise
Idaho
Henderson
Carpenters Union
First Baptist Church
John E. Schwensen
Harmony Grove
Pierce Funeral Home
Martin Funeral Home
Associated Press
Chanuteq
F.D.I.C
Allen Monument CO
Central
Hamilton County
Daily Transcript
Tribune
Joplin
Sun
KFSB
Kans
WDAF
Sherwin-Williams Color Center
Ist
Lincoln
ST. Patricks
Caldwell and Sons
Best
K-K Electric
Les Thompson
A. R. Hudspeth
Dental Office
South Allen
R. W. Good
Caldwell Furniture
Sherwin-Williams
General
Johnson Furniture CO
Koch Bros. Furniture
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